Box for seed-planters.



M. E. HUGHES.

BOX FOR SEED PLANTERS. APPLICATION FILED 001224, 1911.

LQQW, q Patented Sept. l?, 1191.2.`

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` Tol all whom `'if may concern:

MICHAEL E. HUGHES, F MNTENO, ILLINOIS.

Box non SEED-rameurs.

Specification of VLetters Patent.

Patented Sept. 17, 1012.

`Application led October 524,V 1911. Serial No. 658,379.

Y Be it known that I, MICHAEL E. HUGHES,

' a citizenof the United States, residing at Manteno,4 in the county ofKankakee and State of Illinois, have invented new and usefulImprovements in Boxes for Seed- Planters, of which the following is aspeciiication.

` l This invention relates to boxes, hoppers or thelike for suchagricultural implements as seed planters, the object of the invention4being to provide a sight opening in the seed planter which may bedisposed to full view of 'the driver or operator ofr the planter so thathe can'readily ascertain whether the hopper contains seed sulicient forthe desired distribution upon the field.

In the drawing, forming a portion of this specification and in whichlike numerals of,

reference indicate similar parts in the several viewsz-Figure 1^is aperspective View of the seed box. Fig. 2 is a section therethrough online 2-2 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a view similarvto Fi 2 showing a slightlymodified fornr of t e invention. Fig. 4 is a section on line 4-4 ofFig.- 2. w The box 1 shown in Figs. 1 and 2 of the drawing may be of anysuitable well known construction which is designed to contain the grainfor distribution to the feed mechanism of the planter, (not \shown).f lThe box is provided 'adjacent to its lower end and at one side with asight opening2. At one side of the opening the box has secured thereto aframe 1a whlch comprises the upper bar 3, the lower bar 4 and the sidevertilcal bars 5. The vertical bars 5 are of rectangular `configurationin cross section and they are disposed with relationto the bars 3 and 4so as to close the ends thereof. The bars 3 and 4 are provided withattaching anges 6 which are riveted or otherwise suitably secured, at 7,to the walls of the Ibox 1. The sight opening 2 in the box 1 is closedby a transparent member 8 of glass or the like. The bars 3 and 4 are ofangle v iron construction softhateach presents a longitudinal channel 9.The transparent member 8 is confined in the channel portions 9 of thebars 3 and 4 by the vertical side members 5 of the frame 1a.

In practice, the hopper or grain box is arranged on the planter so thatthe sight opening will be e osed to full view of the driver. As the panter is driven through the field the driver or operator will have fullview of the planter and can thereby readily ascertain as to whether ornot it contains grain required for the desired distribution uponl theiield.

In the modified form of the inventionV shown in Figs. 3 and 4, aframe 10which is similar in construction to the hereinbefore described frame isdisposed at one side of the sight opening 11. The'channel bars 12 and 13in the modified form of the frame are provided with flatleaf sprin s orother suitable equivalent well known yleldable elements 14 which aredesigned to bear against the edges of the transparent member l5 so as toprevent the member from breaking under the vibrations of the machine asit is propelled across the Held.

A grain box having an opening therein, a frame for `said opening, saidframe comprising upper and lower bars of angle iron constructlon andvertical 'side bars adapted to 'close the ends of the upper and lowerbars, the said up er and lower angle iron bars presenting channels,means located in the channel members, a transparent member extendinginto the channel members and en- ,gaged against the said means locatedtherein Loman M. LA RocQUr., JOHN FRANCIS WEIGHT.

